Hello,
I'm getting a new 15" Retina Macbook Pro soon and am looking to get a setup going that's clean and very streamlined / organized.
Thing is, I have several options in mind but I'm not sure how to combine them so that I have as little clutter as possible.
I will get a repo up on github so I can have backups of all my code and help with issues left and right as much as I can to get involved and learn stuff.
Currently I am using Dreamweaver but there isn't much support for newer stuff like Sass etc and the code hinting and other features leave a lot to be desired.
I've found CodeKit that compiles Sass well and autorefreshes the browser when you save your files.
At the same time I'm considering Ghostlab that helps out with testing on multiple browsers/devices simultaneously.
Plus there are tons of other apps out there I'm not aware of so please provide recommendations.
Question is, will CodeKit and Ghostlab work well with each other? Is there redundancy / overlap in features that I could do without?
Is CodeKit an alternative to Dreamweaver or is it a niche thing?
Will these two work with auto-uploads of versions to Github?
I am also considering Parallels so I can test on IE, thoughts?
Point is I want to start freelancing again - which I haven't for some time because I've been employed but want to get into again because I feel like I'm behind on a lot of things and I need to save some extra cash - and would like to have my Mac super clean and streamlined so I can work well and fast.
Feel free to share your setup so I can get some ideas / inspiration.
Thanks a lot!
PS. Pics of desks are greatly welcome, will post mine once I get the Mac at the end of the month
I'm getting a new 15" Retina Macbook Pro soon and am looking to get a setup going that's clean and very streamlined / organized.
Thing is, I have several options in mind but I'm not sure how to combine them so that I have as little clutter as possible.
I will get a repo up on github so I can have backups of all my code and help with issues left and right as much as I can to get involved and learn stuff.
Currently I am using Dreamweaver but there isn't much support for newer stuff like Sass etc and the code hinting and other features leave a lot to be desired.
I've found CodeKit that compiles Sass well and autorefreshes the browser when you save your files.
At the same time I'm considering Ghostlab that helps out with testing on multiple browsers/devices simultaneously.
Plus there are tons of other apps out there I'm not aware of so please provide recommendations.
Question is, will CodeKit and Ghostlab work well with each other? Is there redundancy / overlap in features that I could do without?
Is CodeKit an alternative to Dreamweaver or is it a niche thing?
Will these two work with auto-uploads of versions to Github?
I am also considering Parallels so I can test on IE, thoughts?
Point is I want to start freelancing again - which I haven't for some time because I've been employed but want to get into again because I feel like I'm behind on a lot of things and I need to save some extra cash - and would like to have my Mac super clean and streamlined so I can work well and fast.
Feel free to share your setup so I can get some ideas / inspiration.
Thanks a lot!
PS. Pics of desks are greatly welcome, will post mine once I get the Mac at the end of the month